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1. A method comprising: receiving vehicle identification information from a mobile device; performing a vehicle identification process using the vehicle identification information, wherein the vehicle identification process comprises identifying a manufacturer of a vehicle; sending one or more unique characteristics that distinguish each vehicle model, when it is determined that the manufacturer of the vehicle introduced multiple vehicle models; constructing a plurality of condition report sections, for a specific model as identified by one or more unique characteristics, when user input indicative of a selection of the one or more unique characteristics has been received.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving vehicle identification information comprises receiving a vehicle identification number (VIN).
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving the VIN comprises receiving the VIN that has been rendered by a VIN reader.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the constructing the plurality of condition report sections comprises constructing a general information section, an images section, and a paint meter section.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving at least one image for the images section.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising uploading the at least one image to a condition report images database residing in a cloud based server service and infrastructure.
7. A method comprising: receiving vehicle identification information, wherein the vehicle identification information comprises identifying a manufacturer of a vehicle; sending only one or more unique characteristics that distinguish each vehicle model when it is determined that the manufacturer of the vehicle introduced multiple vehicle models; ascertaining a specific vehicle model when user input indicative of a selection of the one or more unique characteristics has been received.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving vehicle identification information comprises receiving a vehicle identification number (VIN).
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the VIN comprises receiving the VIN that has been rendered by a VIN reader.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprises constructing a general information section, an images section, and a paint meter section.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving at least one image for the images section.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising uploading the at least one image to a condition report images database residing in a cloud based server service and infrastructure.
13. A method comprising: sending vehicle identification information, wherein the vehicle identification information comprises identifying a manufacturer of a vehicle; receiving only one or more unique characteristics that are specific to individual vehicle models; sending a selection of the one or more unique characteristics; receiving a vehicle model.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sending vehicle identification information comprises receiving a vehicle identification number (VIN).
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the sending the VIN comprises sending the VIN that has been rendered by a VIN reader.
16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising uploading at least one image to a cloud based server service and infrastructure.
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October 9, 2018
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